Word: ado
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...media make much ado about the so-called Bradley effect [Nov. 3]. And it doesn't take a genius to see that John McCain and Sarah Palin have counted on this racial motivation to help them overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect--that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. This likability and perceived trustworthiness continue to grow over time. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased with key groups...
...pretension of—classless meritocracy, representative democracy in its purest, fairest form, and an undying optimism about our shared future.Today, one of the women Stevenson infelicitously dismissed with his remark has nevertheless taken up his banner, in a very different way. Governor Sarah Palin has made much ado over her belief in America’s place atop a moral-idealistic hierarchy since her nomination.Not one week ago, at the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis, Palin responded to a question about her Achilles heel with a defense of her worldview, which “says that America...
...aspiring artist. As Joyce did so before, allow me to provide advice and inspiration to those of you artists as young men and women out there looking to join (to rush if you will) this exclusive fraternity (or sorority, we’re non-exclusive here). Without further ado, the five principles of field storming, as ordained by Wally (me). Pledges! Let’s rush. Principle 1: Pay attention to the game. There are many do’s and don’t’s when it comes to rushing the field. Do rush after a thrilling...
...Both tickets made much ado at their respective conventions about how America can be better, how we might change our nature and our image on the global stage. In Sen. Obama’s mind, the hope would seem to be that America might transcend its petty divisions and again become the exemplar of liberal government...
...Much ado has been made about the book. Beyond the bemusement of McClellan’s former comrades, former Sen. Bob Dole—getting sentimental in his old age—called its author a “miserable creature” who “cashed in,” while Democratic Congressman Robert Wexler has asked that McClellan officially bite the hand that fed him before the House Judiciary Committee. For his part, the former fall guy has only cited a new “loyalty to the truth,” one that supplants his former...